tropical paradise

Warm beach destination

A tropical paradise is an idealized warm-climate destination—typically an island or coastal area with beaches, palm trees, and clear water.

The phrase evokes escape, relaxation, and natural beauty: We honeymooned in a tropical paradise.

Often used in tourism marketing, it can also appear ironically when reality falls short of the fantasy.

Related

swim up bar · lagoon · snorkeling · island · Shangri-La · palm tree · escape · trade winds · mangrove · archipelago · tranquility · coral reef · relaxation · sunshine · wanderlust · waterfall · breeze · utopia

Categories
Opposites
climate and temperature

tropical paradisefrozen wasteland

Desolate ice-covered region

ski resort · alpine region · winter wonderland · polar region · polar wilderness

desirability and pleasantness

tropical paradisehellhole

Extremely unpleasant place

living hell · hellscape · war zone · disaster area · purgatory

natural environment type

tropical paradisescorched earth

Destroy all useful resources

salt flat · dead zone · frozen tundra · dustbowl · concrete jungle

Family

paradise, tropics, tropic, paradisiacal

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G